Jesus Castano

Jesus Castano (died 18 September 1981) was a prominent Colombian landowner who was kidnapped and murdered by FARC.

Biography
Jesus Castano was born in Colombia to a wealthy family, and he became known as a prominent landowner. In 1981, the FARC communist militants kidnapped Castano, the father of twelve, and tied him to a tree in the jungle. They demanded that his family come up with $50,000,000 as a ransom, but they could only come up with $12,000,000, leading to the FARC guerrillas beating him to death. His sons Carlos Castano Gil, Fidel Castano Gil, and Vicente Castano Gil formed the far-right AUC group to track down and exterminate the FARC rebels.